[Verse 1]
The sirens quit at quarter past nine
Dust on the windows, red on the skyline
You packed one sweater, I grabbed the keys
The whole town vanished behind the trees
You said, “If we run, where do we go?”
I said, “Anywhere that the wild winds don’t blow”
A photograph folded inside your coat
And one little promise keeping us afloat
[Pre-Chorus]
The road is breaking under our tires
The horizon’s throwing sparks like fire
If the morning never finds this place
I need your hand, I need your face
[Chorus]
This is our last chance, don’t let go
One more mile through the falling snow
If the world goes dark, stay close to me
You’re the only future I can see
We got one heartbeat, one last stand
One small light in a ruined land
If love can pull us past the end
Take my hand, take my hand again
[Verse 2]
The radio coughs out a weather report
Then cuts to silence by the county border
Your old blue jacket against the gray
Makes me believe we can find a way
There’s a shelter marked on a paper map
Two hundred miles through the thunderclap
Your voice gets quiet, but your eyes stay bright
You say my name and the fear loses sight
[Pre-Chorus]
The bridge is shaking over black water
But I won’t leave you, I never could, not ever
If the morning never finds this place
I need your hand, I need your face
[Chorus]
This is our last chance, don’t let go
One more mile through the falling snow
If the world goes dark, stay close to me
You’re the only future I can see
We got one heartbeat, one last stand
One small light in a ruined land
If love can pull us past the end
Take my hand, take my hand again
[Bridge]
No crown, no cure, no promised land
Just your pulse underneath my hand
Let the towers fall behind our backs
We’ll write tomorrow on the road we have
If there’s a door beyond this night
I’ll kick it open, I’ll bring the light
And if the sky comes down instead
I’ll choose you till the final breath
[Final Chorus]
This is our last chance, don’t let go
One more mile through the falling snow
If the world goes dark, stay close to me
You’re the only future I can see
We got one heartbeat, one last stand
One small light in a ruined land
If love can pull us past the end
Take my hand, take my hand again
[Outro]
When the last red warning fades
I’ll still be here, I’ll still be here
With your hand in mine through the aftershock
We’ll make a life from what the world forgot